In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Get up, man
We have miles to go
Along gray plains
And dark oceans
In the wind and rain
With slow beats of wings
Even herons going away
Like dark ships
Like omens
Like defeated knights
Season by season
We are nothing but human beings,
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
Looking for what is lost
We drink our beer
Waiting for better times
Hoping for another day
Everything we bring
Does not weight
And does not gleam
Just faded memories
Mixed with dreams
Just a fine line
Tense on the eventualities
We’ll get lost
Or we’ll meet again
In advanced connectivity
All roads end
In the depths of soul
Where light winds blow
To fill our sails
All roads end
In the depths of soul
In the hidden skies
Where the sun can rise again
All roads end
In the depths of soul
Where light winds blow
To fill our sails
Get up man
This will not be the last day
Let’s look around
Somewhere
The sun will rise again
Get up, man
On this gray plain
Suddenly one day
The sun will rise again
Season by season
We are nothing but human beings
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
Season by season
We’re only human
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
By storms and dreams
Season by season
We’re only human
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
We’re only human
Bent by storms and dreams
We have miles to go
Along gray plains
And dark oceans
In the wind and rain
With slow beats of wings
Even herons going away
Like dark ships
Like omens
Like defeated knights
Season by season
We are nothing but human beings,
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
Looking for what is lost
We drink our beer
Waiting for better times
Hoping for another day
Everything we bring
Does not weight
And does not gleam
Just faded memories
Mixed with dreams
Just a fine line
Tense on the eventualities
We’ll get lost
Or we’ll meet again
In advanced connectivity
All roads end
In the depths of soul
Where light winds blow
To fill our sails
All roads end
In the depths of soul
In the hidden skies
Where the sun can rise again
All roads end
In the depths of soul
Where light winds blow
To fill our sails
Get up man
This will not be the last day
Let’s look around
Somewhere
The sun will rise again
Get up, man
On this gray plain
Suddenly one day
The sun will rise again
Season by season
We are nothing but human beings
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
Season by season
We’re only human
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
By storms and dreams
Season by season
We’re only human
Madness and reason
Bent by storms and dreams
We’re only human
Bent by storms and dreams
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
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